GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 509, 17 May 1909, Page 5

GENERAL CABLE NEWS.

(dv •pspisaiurii—FßM3 association—cofriwGiiT.) A SUBSTANTIAL DONATION, (lteo. May 16, 4,30 p.m.) ■ london, May 15.. Tho Goldsmith Company line given £15,000 to tlio College of Science and Technology. ■ EMIGRANTS FOR QUEENSLAND. London, May, 14. Sjljco January 1 1611 assisted emigrants hay© suited for Queensland. PERSIA; DISARMAMENT IN, TABRIZ. Teliorsn, Hay 14. At tho instance of tho British and Russian authorities, tho population of Tabriz (whore tho Nationalists eo long held, out againsl, tho Royalist forces) has boon disarmed. ' ' , AGAINST LOTTERIES. \ ' Melbourne, May 15. ' Tho Fcdoral Postal Department is display ing much activity in checking lotteries and consultations. - It is expected that a largo nunibor of prohibitions will shortly bo issued in ixspoot of persons reeident in Tasmania,

EVIL OF CIGARETTE SMOKING, Melbourne, Slay 15. Tho Premier of Victoria, Mr, Murray, proposes legislation to restrict cigaroilo sjiiok. ing, which ho declares is becoming a menace tho community and is doing mqro haraj than opium smoking. In 1907 Victoria pro. duced nearly 147 million oigarettos, ana >n tho previous year 131 millions. ' EMPIRE DEFENCE, CONFERENCE. Melbourne, May 15. Colonel W. T. Bridges, OMof pf tho Intelligence- Department of the Commonwealth Military Board, will accompany tho Minister of Defence tSonatnr Ponrce) to tho Imperial Defciicp Conference in london. ACCIDENT TO A GOVERNOR. " Adelaide, May 15. Tho Govornqr of tho State, Sir Day Bosiuiquet, lyas tlirown from Jiie horae, and received a severe slinking. Tho horse woe frightened by a raotor-car, i COURSE RECORDER, , ' , Sydney, May 15. Ino J'rasor Junnoaus patent couiso ro r corder was tried on tho steamer Mokoia— which has arrivod hero from Auckland—with satisfactory, results, COURSING.' ■ ' Melbourne, May 15. Mr, Parkins's Pondennis, and Mr. Hunter's Oyorpioof divided tho slaves for tho coursing Derby. Mr, Johnston's Fuchna won the Oaks, Sweot Thought being lunncrs-tip. AMERICAN CADETS W VISIT SOUTH . SEAS, " „_, . . Sydney, May 16. I'orty American cadols will Icavo San Fraiioisco on Friday on a tour of Australia. Thoy will call nt. Auckland on June M. [The lour of the American Cadets is in the nature of an odueativo trip arranged for their benefit ps an encouragement to the cadet corps of Amerien. They will in all-probabihlj participate in tho flpipne ]?iflc Match at Randwick Range, Sydney. In reply ( to a question as to whether, Einco tho cadets ivoro to 001 l at Auckland, arrangements Hero being made for a more extenbivo tour of New Zealand than the aboTo message would eeem to indicate, Colonel K. J. Collins, chief executive officer of tho Dominion Itiflo Association, said that nothing of an official nature had boon received, either by tho Defence Dopartment or the Rifle Abso. ciation, as to tho intentione of tho cadets but every effort would be made to arrange for the youthful Americans to visit Wellington for the purpose of engaging in a rifle niatoh.